“One of the Palm Springs area’s most iconic gay bars is closing next month and moving to Arizona. The owner of The Barracks Bar in Cathedral City is blaming burdensome local and state regulations, making it impossible to continue to stay in business.
The bar’s owner, Scott Murchison, posted on Facebook last week, “It is with profound sadness that we announce that The Barracks Bar that has existed as a staple of the Cathedral City LGBTQ+ Community for the past 31 years will officially close its doors for the last time at the close of business Sunday, August 4, 2024. The state of California is revoking our license to serve alcohol as of August 5, 2024.”
But a spokesman for the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control told the Bay Area Reporter on July 22 that no final decision has been made about the bar’s license…”
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